Palestine Abbas hopes that the new Israeli government will pave the way for renewed dialogue Palestinian President Abu Mazen said on Thursday that he hopes that the establishment of a new Israeli government will pave the way for renewed negotiations. "For many years we have been reaching out to the Israeli side to achieve peace with them, so that Israel and Palestine will live in security, stability and peace," Abbas said during a meeting with Cypriot President Nicos Christodoulides in Nicosia. "We hope that immediately after the establishment of a new Israeli government we will be able to hold a dialogue together," he added.